Ethics of Islam

Ethics of Islam is taken from the book Berîka by Muhammad Hâdimi. Immorality and ways to get rid of it; 40 depravities and cures to them; usefulness of ethics; what is a soul; strengths of a soul; Personalities emanating from wisdom, courage, chastity and justice are extensively explained.

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protection against and for clean air. Constructing high buildings for bragging or for ostentation is forbidden (harâm). Imâm ala’zam Abû Hanîfa ‘rahimahullâhu ta’âlâ’ says, “Islamic scholars and dignitaries should wear beautiful attirements and live in stately buildings to protect themselves against ignorant people’s detestations and to inspire grandeur and power into enemy hearts.” 26– PROCRASTINATION IN PERFORMING PIOUS DEEDS (TASWÎF) “Taswîf” is postponement of doing good deeds. It is “musâra’at” to act fast in doing acts of worship and pious deeds. It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “Perform repentance ‘tawba’ before you die. Act quickly when doing good deeds before an obstruction rises to block performance of those good deeds. Remember Allâhu ta’âlâ much. Act quickly in giving ‘zakât’ and alms. You will receive sustenance ‘rizq’ and help from your Lord by doing these.” And “Know the value of five things before five things arrive: value of life before death; value of health before illness; value of earning âkhirat in the world; value of youth before old age; and value of wealth before poverty.” A person who does not observe the obligatory almsgiving (zakât) and does not spend his wealth in the way of Allâhu ta’âlâ will be very sorry upon losing his wealth. Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sal-lam’ states in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “One who does ‘taswîf’ will perish.” [Imâm ar-Rabbânî ‘rahmatullâhi ’aleyh’ went into the toilet one day and, after a short while, knocked on the door of the toilet to call the servant. The servant ran, thinking that the great scholar must have forgotten the water or the piece of cloth he was to use for tahârat (cleaning himself) in the toilet. Imâm ar-Rabbânî opened the door a little bit and handed his shirt to the servant with the direction: “Deliver this shirt to so and so as a gift.” The servant bewilderingly asked, “Oh my master! Mightn’t you as well give this order after you get out of the toilet? Why do you put yourself into this much trouble?” The “Imâm” replied, “Giving my shirt to that poor person as a gift crossed my mind in the toilet. I was afraid that if I made ‘taswîf’ until I got out of the toilet, the devil would probably give me an evil suggestion ‘waswasa’ so that I would give up doing that pious deed.”] – 136 –

27– SYMPATHY FOR FÂSIQS A person who commits forbidden deeds (harâms) flagrantly is called ‘fâsiq’, and the sin committed thus is called ‘fisq’. The worst “fisq” is to commit oppression (zulm). For, it is perpetrated openly and also involves the rights of individuals. The fifty-seventh and hundred and fortieth âyat-i-kerîmas of Sûra Âl-i-’Imrân of the Qur’ân al-kerîm purport: “... Allâhu ta’âlâ loveth not those who do wrong (zâlimûn).” A hadîth-isherîf reads: “To pray that a tyrant will live long means to wish disobedience to Allâhu ta’âlâ.” When Sufyân-i-Sawrî ‘rahimahullâhu ta’âlâ’ was asked, “A tyrant (zâlim) is about to perish of thirst in the desert. Shall we give him water?” he replied, “No, don’t.” If a tyrant obtained the house he is living in by way of extortion, it is harâm to enter the house. Humble behaviour shown towards a person who is fâsiq, though not zâlim, will cost two-thirds of one’s faith. This fact could be a sufficient benchmark for rating the atrocity of humility towards a person who is zâlim (at the same time). It is harâm to kiss a zâlim’s hand or to bow before him. These acts are jâiz (permissible) when the person concerned is ’âdil (just). Abû ’Ubayda bin Jerrâh kissed Hadrat ’Umar’s hand ‘radiy-Allâhu ’anhumâ’. Visiting and staying in the house of a person who earns most of his money by forbidden means is not permissible. Praising such a person with words or by any other act is forbidden. It would only be permissible to go by him in order to save oneself or someone else from his oppression. While in his presence, one must not lie and praise him. If one thinks that he might accept advice, one may advise him. If a tyrant visits you, then it would be permissible to get up in order to meet him. But it would be better if you do not get up in order to show ugliness of his oppression and value (izzat) ofIslam. If the conditions permit, you may advise him. It is always better to stay away from tyrants and oppressors. It is stated in a hadîth-i-sherîf: “Do not say ‘sir’ as you talk with a munâfiq.” It is an act of disbelief to show reverence to a disbeliever or to a zâlim, to greet them with reverence, or to address them with expressions of reverence. Showing respect to a disbeliever or saying phrases like, “My master” or greeting him respectfully causes disbelief. Whoever rebels against Allâhu ta’âlâ is called a fâsiq. Those who cause others to rebel and cause spreading of fisq are called fâjir. The sinner who is known to be committing forbidden – 137 –

CONFESSIONS OF A BRITISH SPY
Must read for every Muslim!
This book ConfessionbyaBritishspy, translated from the book (Muzakkarat-ul Mister Hempher) which was published in Cairo by (Dâr-ul-kitâb-is-sufi), consists of the memoirs of Hempher, one of the thousands of spies, men or women, send to islamic countries by Ministry of the British Colonies, to demolish the Islamic religion. In this confession, the spy, Hempher, disclosed the lies and slanders fabricated by the Ministry; how he had deceived Muhammad bin Abdulwahhab, the founder of Wahhâbism; how he had strived to divide Muslims into groups and to corrupt their religion.

BELIEF AND ISLAM
star This work, Belief and Islam, originally was written in Persian under the title I’tiqâd-nâma by Hadrât Mawlânâ Khâlid al-Baghdâdî, a profound ‘âlim of Islam and a specialist in ma’ârif of tasawwuf. Hâji Faydullah Effendi of Kemah, a khalîfa of great walî Mavlânâ Mahmûd Sâhib, the brother of the author, translated the book into Turkish and named it Farâid-ul-fawâid which was printed in Istanbul in 1312 A.H.[1894]. Our bookstore had it translated again from the Persian original into Turkish and, some explanations and three chapters, published it with the title Imân ve Islâm in 1966. German, French and Arabic versions are also published by our bookstore. This book, explains five fundamentals of Islam, six fundamentals of îmân and the contemporary information about the matter and refutes those who are against Islam and those who are lâ-madbhabî.

Answer to an Enemy of Islam
This is a refutation of the lies and slanders which the lâ-madhhabî Rashîd Rıdâ of Egypt, who appeared in the disguise of a religious man and wrote against the scholars of Islam in his book Muhâwarât.

ISLAM AND CHRISTIANITY
This book is written in the nature of a “key” for those Muslim brothers of ours who have just a smattering of knowledge on how the Islamic religion has developed, and it has been written for those non-Muslims willing to know the fundamentals of Islam. Islam, the most up-to-date and the most immaculate of the world’s existing religions, is based upon very humane and very logical principles. Without going into details, this book touches upon the fundamentals of Islam and makes a comparison of Islam with other religions. It answers criticisms raised against Islam by its adversaries and explains as compendiously as possible the qualifications essential for being a good Muslim.
For those who would like to read valuable books on Islam written by Islamic scholars (rahimahumullâhu ta’âlâ) after learning the facts contained in this book, we advise that they read books published in different languages by the Hakîkat Kitabevi (Bookstore) in Istanbul. The names of these books are appended to our books. Read this book slowly and with reflection! Encourage others to read it, too! An ignorant person cannot be a good Muslim. Indeed, it is impossible for a person not to attach all his heart to Islam after learning its fundamentals. After reading this book, you will also realize what a lofty, sacred, logical, and perfect religion Islam is, and you will attach all your heart and soul to it in order to attain salvation and repose in this world and in the hereafter.
Islam that abrogated celestial religions of Judaism and Christianity along with their validity is explained first. That Qur’an-ı Karîm is word of Allah; miracles of Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm, his virtues, moral practices and habits; how to be a true Muslim; a comparison of Islam and Christianity; that Muslims are scientifically powerful; are explained next.

The Turkish original of the book Se’âdet-i Ebediyye consists of three parts, all of which add up to more than a thousand pages. We have translated the entire book into English and have published six individual fascicles. Se’âdet-i Ebediyye is a book prepared according to the Hanafî Madhhab. There is not a bit of knowledge or word which does not confirm the creed of the Ahl-i Sunnat and Jamâ’at in this book. This is the first fascicle. We invoke Allâhu ta’âlâ to help us deliver it to our dear readers.
There are two hundred and forty (240) chapters in Se’âdet-i Ebediyye, and it consists of three parts. Forty-one of the ninety-eight chapters in the first part, thirty-four of the seventy-two chapters in the second part and thirty-three of the seventy chapters in the third part are translations of the letters in the Persian original of Maktûbât (The Letters) by Hadrat Imâm-i Rabbânî ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’ . A few of them are translations of letters by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm ‘rahmat-Allâhi ’alaih’. The remaining chapters are taken from many valuable books. Maktûbât by Hadrat Imam-î Rabbânî consists of three volumes (I, II, III) and they contain five hundred and thirty six letters. All of them were published in two volumes in Pakistan in 1392 [1972 A.D.], and it was printed by offset in 1397 [1977 A.D.] in Istanbul. Maktûbât by Hadrat Muhammad Ma’sûm, his son, is also of three volumes (IV, V, VI). The volume number and the number of each letter translated is given below. The additions in brackets are explanations made by the translator, (i.e. Hadrat Hüseyn Hilmi Işık 'quddisa sirruh'.).
Subjects relating to belief of ahl as-Sunnat are quoted from famous Ahl as-Sunnat scholars' books.

THE SUNNI PATH
The beginning of (The Sunni Path), the book by a statesman of the Ottoman Empire Ahmet Cevdet Pasha (Ma’lûmat-ı Nâfia=Beneficial Information), gives a succinct information about how to believe in the religion of Islam and makes the classification of the science of Islam. Imâm-ı Gazâli, one of the greatest savants of Islam, briefly explains the explanations of Ahl-i-sunnat savants of the true religion of Islam preached by Muhammad ׳alayhissalâm. In addition to this, the life of Imâm-ı A’zam Ebû Hanifa, a great Ahl-i-sunnat savant, is summarized in the book (The Sunni Path). Besides, given are an answer to the slanderers and an explanation to (How to be a True Muslim?)

At the beginning of the book (The Blessed) superiority of Ashâb of our prophet, Muhammad ´alayhissalâm, is explained along with how unjust and ignorant are those who defame Ashâb-ı-kirâm. Besides, the meaning of ijtihâd is explained. In the part of cautioning, an answer is given to the book (Hüsniyye) written by an enemy of Islam. In another part, biographies of great savants of Islam - hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni and hadrat Sayyed Abdülhakîm-ı Arvâsi - are explained. In the part Two Apples of the Eye of Muslims superiority of hadrat Abû Bakr and hadrat Omar is explained; in the part The First Fitna in Islam events between Ashâb-ı-kirâm are explained beautifully from the pen of hadrat Imâm-ı Rabbâni Ahmad Fârûkî Sarhandi who explains that to love all of Ashâb-ı-kirâm is a fundamental condition of being Ahl-i-sunnat.

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